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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manus Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chong Zhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck - AC/DC. Zhu has chosen Meet Gazoo as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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146 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manus Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chong Zhu!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant throws a leg kick that misses.
Zhu moves out of range as Grant throws a body kick.
Zhu defending well as Grant loads up on a big left hand.
Manus Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grant moves out of range as Zhu strikes.
Zhu thumps Grant with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Grant.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zhu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grant - the referee stops the clock and Zhu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grant. Zhu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhu moves away.
Zhu throws a leg kick that misses.
Grant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grant throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zhu's head.
Grant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zhu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Chong Zhu has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant scores with a decent looking hook.
Grant jabs Zhu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zhu.
Grant lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Grant cracks the inside of Zhu's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhu misses with a head kick.
Zhu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zhu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Grant takes a swing at Zhu's ribcage but misses.
Grant scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zhu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grant swings for the body but Zhu moves out of range.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zhu lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Grant.
Grant doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grant throws a body punch but Zhu moves out of range.
Grant connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grant stuns Zhu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grant digs a good body shot into Zhu's ribs.
Grant looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zhu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grant scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zhu dips to his left and cracks Grant with an uppercut!
A thudding body kick lands there by Grant!
Zhu wants to clinch up but Grant keeps it at a distance.
Zhu cracks a nice hook into Grant's ribs.
A jab from Zhu does it's job there.
Zhu avoids a kick to the body.
Zhu keeps the fight on the outside.
Zhu forces Grant back against the cage and clinches.
Grant wants to stall.
Grant manages to break the clinch.
Grant keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zhu tries to clinch
and Grant counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grant throws a jab when Zhu was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Zhu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zhu.
Zhu tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhu feints and then cracks Grant's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grant down.
Zhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant lands a jab to the nose.
Zhu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grant.
Zhu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhu was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Zhu avoids the body shot from Grant.
Grant throws a low kick but Zhu avoids it.
Grant scores with a hook to the body. Zhu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grant is looking to wear down Zhu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick
and Zhu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grant has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zhu is defending well for now.
Zhu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zhu avoids it.
Grant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grant is pushing Zhu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant pushes off an throws an elbow but Zhu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Grant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zhu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhu trying to land knees to the body.
Grant effectively controlling the action here.
Grant lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zhu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zhu throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grant tries to break free but Zhu pushes him back against the cage.
Grant is looking to control Zhu's arms but Zhu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grant has his back to the cage.
Zhu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grant looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manus Grant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chong Zhu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zhu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grant misses with a low kick as Zhu jumps back.
Grant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhu.
Grant tries to work over Zhu's front leg with a kick but Zhu checks it.
Zhu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grant takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zhu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zhu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhu moves away.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Grant misses.
Zhu is looking to slow Grant down with leg kicks.
Zhu throws a hook to the side of Grant's head but Grant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhu manages to avoid it.
Grant throws the kick towards the body but Zhu avoids it.
Zhu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zhu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zhu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grant doesn't seem bothered though.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhu manages to avoid it.
Grant thows a body shot but no joy.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhu was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Zhu scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from Zhu misses its intended target.
Good standup being displayed there by Grant as he connects with a hook.
Grant steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zhu. That one must have hurt.
Grant connects with a body shot that sends Zhu's belly button to the back.
Zhu is looking to slow Grant down with leg kicks.
Zhu throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
Grant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zhu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhu moves in looking to clinch but Grant pushes him off.
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhu is just out of range.
Manus Grant is winning the standup battle so far.
Zhu swings for the body but Grant moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant throws a head kick but Zhu moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zhu. That's going to slow Grant down.
Zhu scores with a jab. Grant acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grant is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zhu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zhu loads up on a big right hand but Grant slips the punch.
Zhu pushes Grant up against the cage in a clinch.
Grant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grant stalling in the clinch but Zhu improves position.
Grant cracks Zhu with a nice body shot.
Zhu is trying to stall.
Zhu can't find room to land a body shot as Grant controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Zhu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grant manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhu moves out of range of the body kick from Grant.
Zhu thows a body shot but no joy.
Zhu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grant momentarily.
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhu is just out of range.
Grant throws a head kick that Zhu semi-blocks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zhu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grant thows a body shot but no joy.
Zhu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grant throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Grant misses with a leg kick
and Zhu counters with a good, hard body kick but Grant shrugs it off.
Grant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zhu.
Grant throws a head kick that misses.
Zhu thuds his shin into the meat of Grant's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhu throws a low kick, looking for Grant's leg but Grant calmly moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhu moves away.
Zhu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grant throws a nice looking combination but Zhu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grant tries to clinch but Zhu moves out of range.
Grant on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zhu. Zhu obviously looking to wear him down.
Grant throws a head kick that misses.
Grant walks into a stiff left hand from Zhu.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zhu misses with a head kick.
Zhu avoids the body shot from Grant.
Zhu avoids the body shot from Grant.
Grant has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grant there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grant throws a leg kick but Zhu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zhu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zhu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zhu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chong Zhu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chong Zhu's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Grant misses with a body shot.
Zhu scores with a head kick. Grant tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Zhu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zhu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhu.
A head kick misses from Grant.
Grant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grant connects with a solid leg kick.
Grant misses with a shot to the body
and Zhu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grant's knee momentarily.
Grant attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zhu throws a head kick that Grant semi-blocks.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhu manages to avoid it.
Grant jabs Zhu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zhu throws a shot to the body.
Zhu tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant throws a head kick that misses.
Zhu moves to clinch but Grant breaks away
and Grant counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grant.
Zhu tries to land a front kick but Grant steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhu manages to avoid it.
Grant takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grant wants to clinch up but Zhu keeps it at a distance.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick and Zhu moves out of range easily.
Zhu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zhu moves out of range of the body kick from Grant.
Zhu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grant trying to land knees to the body.
Zhu working Grant over with knees to the body.
Zhu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grant as Zhu tries to tie him up.
Grant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grant walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zhu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zhu lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhu misses with a low kick.
Zhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zhu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zhu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grant moves forwards but Zhu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zhu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick
and Zhu counters with an outside leg kick.
Grant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grant throws a lazy right hand but Zhu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zhu moves out of range as Grant throws a body kick.
Zhu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Grant throws a body punch but Zhu moves out of range.
Zhu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grant, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhu lands a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grant just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zhu's brow.
Zhu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grant missing with knees to the body.
Zhu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Grant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grant blocks an elbow strike.
Grant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zhu blocks it with crossed arms.
Zhu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zhu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zhu tries a body shot but Grant blocks it.
Zhu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grant is defending well for now.
Chong Zhu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zhu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grant manages to break the clinch.
Zhu avoids the body shot from Grant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant digs a good body shot into Zhu's ribs.
Zhu looks to land a body kick but Grant moved away.
Zhu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Zhu.
Grant misses with a body shot.
Zhu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grant throws a poor cross that misses
and Zhu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zhu.
Grant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zhu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zhu is looking to control Grant's arms but Grant gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zhu has his back to the cage.
Zhu breaks from the clinch.
Grant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhu lands with a nice body kick.
Grant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zhu throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chong Zhu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zhu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chong Zhu!
Chong Zhu was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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